Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Chapter 197 Surging Public Opinion

For a long time, Jin Yiwei's reputation under the rule of Ming Dynasty has been a notorious and notorious existence. From the first commander Mao Xiang, to Jiang Yu, and then to Ji Gang, they are all nailed to the pillar of shame.

Under the hands of Jin Yiwei, many people were often involved in major cases, the most famous of which were the Hu Weiyong case and the Lan Yu case, in which several people's heads were beheaded.

As an organization to defend the imperial power, the Jinyiwei in the early Ming Dynasty followed the will of the emperor and was a knife in the hands of the emperor of Ming Dynasty, but gradually the taste changed and became a vassal of Dongchang.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't want to meddle in the past, what he wanted in his heart was to be called Jin Yiwei, and become a knife of the emperor again, not a tool of party struggle.

"clang……"

The sound of a gong echoed outside the Meridian Gate. Luo Yangxing led a group of well-built Jinyiwei, some carrying wooden signs, some carrying wooden barrels, or holding earthen bags. Military officers all stared at him with unfriendly eyes.

"According to the order of the emperor, starting from today, the case of Yuan Chonghuan will be tried by Jin Yiwei!"

Luo Yangxing, who was standing with a knife in his hand, said in a stern voice: "Today, outside the Meridian Gate, there is a tree sign, and Yuan Chonghuan's self-reported crimes are posted for the reading of the Korean and Chinese military officials. One of Yuan Chonghuan's crimes is to secretly communicate with Jianlu Let’s make peace!!!”

"..."

After Luo Yangxing's words were heard by Liu Zongzhou and other officials, their faces changed slightly, and many emotionally stood up angrily.

"Luo Yangxing, you are a treacherous official of our court, you dare to deceive the emperor and frame me, Ming Zhongliang, I will definitely impeach you!"

"That's right, even if Yuan Chonghuan has all kinds of wrongdoings, it's definitely beyond your Jinyiwei's ability to interrogate him. With me at the court and the Sanju, why do you need Jinyiwei to wait..."

Luo Yangxing, who was standing with a knife in his hand, looked at the angry ministers in front of him, there was no joy or sorrow in his expression, but all kinds of emotions arose in his heart.

Luo knew very well in his heart that after this case, even if his reputation in the government and the public was completely stink, there was no other possibility except for clinging to the imperial power.

"clang!"

"Clang clang..."

A series of gongs sounded, making Luo Yangxing's messy thoughts disappear, replaced by perseverance. Since he is attached to the imperial power, as long as he can win the trust of the emperor, it is enough.

"Imperially appointed Yuan Chonghuan to secretly inform about the establishment of captives!"

According to Luo Yangxing's instructions, Jin Yiwei, who was in charge of guarding the wooden sign, stood with a knife in his hand, and some shouted while knocking on the gong, each of them was highly concentrated.

Enduring the pain spreading from his knees, Liu Zongzhou stood up tremblingly, and walked slowly towards the wooden sign guarded by Jinyiwei. When the civil servants behind him saw this, many of them stood up with hideous faces and followed Liu Zongzhou. come over.

However, the big-character posters posted on the wooden sign and the contents written caused the civil officials who had seen it to change their expressions drastically, as if they had been struck by lightning.

"Fake! These are all fake. Yuan Chonghuan, as my courtier of the Ming Dynasty, how could he secretly communicate with Jianlu slave chieftain? This must be an act of your Jinyiwei!"

"Your Majesty, how can you listen to the villain's slander? Even if Yuan Chonghuan has everything wrong, he shouldn't be treated like this..."

Some of the ministers who made remonstrance outside the Meridian Gate were former supporters of the Yuan faction. Now they see Zhang Bu's big-character poster and point out that Yuan Chonghuan secretly communicated with Jianlu. This is unacceptable to them, and they dare not accept it. , if this is true, aren't they the accomplices? !

"My lords, you should tear up such nonsense nonsense!" Liu Zongzhou, who could not hide his anger, clenched his fists, raised his fists, and said loudly: "For my Da Ming law and order, for my Da Ming society, tear it up for me! "

"That's right!"

"rip off!"

Some ministers gathered here shouted emotionally one by one, and rolled up their sleeves as they spoke, preparing to attack the wooden guard of the Jinyi Guard.

"Wow wow..."

There was a burst of sound of drawing knives, and a Jin Yiwei stared angrily, looked at the ministers vigilantly, and said in a deep voice: "Back! Back! Back!!"

Looking at the Yanling Saber shining coldly in front of them, all the ministers who wanted to attack Jinyiwei and tear down the wooden sign were all stunned in place, not knowing what to do.

"Your Majesty has a decree, if anyone dares to attack the wooden shield of Jinyi Guards, he will be punished as Yuan Chonghuan's accomplice!" Luo Yangxing stepped forward at this time and roared angrily.

"Dong dong dong..."

But at this moment, there was a rush of footsteps from the Meridian Gate, and Deng Wenming led a group of Shangzhi's personal guards guarding the Meridian Gate, running towards the Jinyiwei led by Luo Yangxing.

"The Meridian Gate is the most important place, how dare you make noise!"

Deng Wenming, who came with a knife, ignored Luo Yangxing and his party, glared at the group of civil servants in front of him, and said in a deep voice, "Come on, let me separate them."

"Here!!"

Under a burst of roaring in unison, a group of officers and soldiers of the direct personal guards, mainly in the area where Jin Yiwei was located, stood upright with their guns in their hands. The civil officials who had been instigated by Liu Zongzhou were forced to retreat.

"Marquis Dingyuan, this time I have bothered you in the Capital Governor's Mansion."

Regardless of the civil servants glaring at him from left to right, Luo Yangxing smiled, walked towards Deng Wenming, cupped his fists and saluted, "When this case is over, there will be a thank you."

"The responsibility is there, and there is nothing to thank."

Deng Wenming didn't care, waved his hand and said, "I don't care what Jin Yiwei wants to do, but anyone who dares to make noise at the Meridian Gate will be expelled!!"

Deng Wenming's remarks seemed to be addressed to Luo Yangxing, but in fact he was speaking to those civil servants. Usually, there is no chance to step on it. If you don't step on it at this time, when will you wait?

The imperial court of the Ming Dynasty has never been monolithic, even if it is a group of civil servants, it is also composed of factions, and they will only join hands when core interests are involved.

What happened outside the Meridian Gate spread as quickly as possible. After all, there were not a few officials who went in and out of the Imperial City and Miyagi for business.

"This Deng Wenming is quite good at seizing the opportunity."

Emperor Chongzhen leaned on the dragon chair, looked at Han Zanzhou who was reporting, and said with a slight smile: "It seems that the power of this big-character poster will cause ripples between the ruling and opposition parties.

Interesting, let's see what happens next. "

"Yes."

Han Zanzhou hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, do you want your slaves to go to the Dongji Factory and tell Eunuch Cao about this?"

"Wait a minute."

Emperor Chongzhen thought for a while, and said: "It's not the time yet. The public opinion between the government and the public has not yet been aroused, so he hastily showed his cards. It's not good, just wait."

The case of Yuan Chonghuan had to be dealt with, but other things had to be done as well. For Emperor Chongzhen, taking advantage of the current turmoil in the court, he had to find a group of officials. Let's deal with the government affairs by myself. After all, the bad situation needs to be reversed little by little.

(End of this chapter)